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Influencer marketing startup, Spark, raises US$1.5 million through Apex Partners

Contxto – Brazilian Spark recently raised R$8 million (~US$1.5 million) in an investment round led by Apex Partners. The marketing...

July 7, 2020

Brazil and Qualcomm Ventures choose Indicator Capital to manage US$30 million IoT fund

Contxto – Corporate venture capital (VC) fund Qualcomm Ventures and Brazil's National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) disclosed...

July 6, 2020

Zee.Dog raises US$18.8 million through TreeCorp Investimentos

Contxto – Brazilian Zee.Dog announced it raised R$100 million (US$18.8 million) through TreeCorp Investimentos. Thanks to the funding, Zee.Dog can...

July 3, 2020

The Ultimate Guide to Venture Capital in Brazil [Updated 2020]

Contxto — The private equity sector has been progressing rapidly in Brazil. With economic stability firmly established, dropping interest rates,...

July 3, 2020

With Central Bank's blessing, Cora will launch credit and debit products for SMEs

Contxto – For startups, getting a government's good blessings to operate isn't necessarily easy. But once they get the green...

July 3, 2020

Healthtech Alice offers something telemedicine platforms don't

Contxto – Let's face it: When it comes to healthcare, people tend to take a more reactive approach. We might...

July 2, 2020

Government's payment platform CoDi has yet to take off in Mexico

Contxto – Even the best-intentioned public policy can fall a little flat. Case and point is Mexico's mobile payment platform,...

July 1, 2020

Third time's a charm? Delivery workers in Latin America organize strike

Contxto – Once again food delivery platform couriers on strike. Little over a month ago they'd protested and orders on...

July 1, 2020

The state of 5G rollout in Latin America

Contxto – The rollout of 5G networks in Latin America isn't really in the spotlight right now. But you can...

July 1, 2020

WEG's acquisition of Mvisia shows manufacturers are keen on Industry 4.0

Contxto – Brazilian Mvisia has reached the end of its startup journey. On June 23, WEG, a multinational motor manufacturer,...

July 1, 2020